Integrating Safety

Building safety features into drives offers possibilities for both improving operator safety and boosting machine productivity. The trend toward this technology allows operators to streamline machine setup/changeover, and remove jams without going through lock-out procedures. During setup, when most injuries occur, operators can be in the work zone and make adjustments more quickly and easily.

The key to improving safety by using built-in drive capabilities is the ability to limit axis movements and key parameters, such as torque and speed, during selected machine states. By automatically adjusting drive parameters for different operating conditions, machinery designers can create safer, more productive work environments.

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Industrial workplaces are governed by OSHA rules, but this isn’t to say that rules are always followed. While injuries happen on production floors for a variety of reasons, of the top 10 OSHA rules that are most often ignored in industrial settings, two directly involve machine design: lockout/tagout procedures (LO/TO) and machine guarding.

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